SIMULATION AND TRAINING

SIMULATION AND TRAINING Challenges and Opportunities in Developing Standards of Communication ANS 6000 SES Simulator Link Dipl.- Ing. Martin Staden Head of Technical Product Development Advanced Nautical Simulator Products RHEINMETALL AG 2015

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RDE s Experience Linking Maritime Simulators since 1986 1 st project SUSAN Hamburg SHS with Radar simulator RASI Conrad Hamburg 1998 MSCW Warnemuende SHS with SES and real VTS via local network Experience in Distributed Interactive Simulation DIS standard since 1998 Linking tank simulators to each other Today all military and almost all civil simulator products from RDE support DIS RDE as Partner in MONALISA EU Project MONALISA 2.0 project, currently underway with a consortium of 39 partners and a budget of 24 million euro, has defined Sea Traffic Management STM, assessed the strengths and weaknesses of the current maritime ship-and transport systems, operations and interactions, and defined a target concept and key performance indicators for STM The main goal of the project is to provide a validated concept for STM and to demonstrate the STM concept in test beds and the European Maritime Simulator Network EMSN. 3

Challenges and Opportunities in Developing Standards of Communication General Remarks / Questions Link Requirements Local simulators Remote simulators Simulators of same or different manufacturers Integration depth (engine only, thrusters, up to included automation and voice & video communication systems) Expandability Link 4

Challenges and Opportunities in Developing Standards of Communication Challenges Define general requirements / use cases Solve contradictory requirements Clearly define Data Content (what data to transfer) Clearly define Communication Protocol (how to transfer data) Synchronisation Recognize Timing and latency Investigate, recognise and solve / accept limitations Generate acceptance of new communication standard Link 5

Challenges and Opportunities in Developing Standards of Communication Opportunities Use available standards Extend existing standards Involve specialists Outcome Ship Handling Simulators can be linked with Ship Engine Simulators of same or different manufacturers Complete vessel team training Link 6

Functional Principle Own ship model within SHS is - among others - composed of: Propulsion (Engine) model Thrusters model Propeller model Rudder model Etc. Engine & Thruster models are optimised for: Behavioural accuracy in terms of ship handling from the bridge operators point of view Operational capabilities as required for bridge operation. 7

Functional Principle SES models - among others - are composed of: Engine model Thruster model Cooling system model Lubrication system model Generator model Etc. Models are optimised for Detailed accuracy of engine and auxiliary system behaviour Detailed simulation of engine and auxiliary system operation. 8

Functional Principle By linking SHS to SES Simulators, the SHS - Engine model, Thrusters model and / or Rudder model is replaced by the Engine Simulator models and its auxiliary systems Engine and Thrusters can be operated from the Bridge and additionally from ECR ER Vessel operation as on board ANS 6000 / Engine Simulator link capabilities: RDE Engine Room simulator Siemens Engine Room simulator L3 Engine Room simulator In general: Any 3 rd party Engine Room simulator. 9

Principle Block Diagram - Stand Alone Operation 10

Principle Block Diagram Linked Operation 11

General Data Coupling request Air temperature, humidity, pressure Seawater temperature General & fire alarm Engine Alarms Engine override set / reset Engine emergency stop Engine Ctrl EOT setting cmd SHS Engine Op-Modes ER / ECR / Bridge control SES General Data Coupling status Engine Alarms Engine override status Emergency stop status Engine alarms D1, D2, D3, pre-alarm Engine Ctrl Engine RPM cmd & act EOT act. Propeller pitch Shaft power & moment Starting air pressure Engine Op-Modes ER / ECR / Bridge control status. 12

Rudder Control Rudder cmd NFU cmd Rudder pumps cmd Thruster System Thruster request Power request SHS Propeller Ctrl Propeller counter moment SES Rudder Control Local control NFU status Rudder pumps status Thruster System Thruster ready Power act Propeller Ctrl Propeller RPM act. Propeller pitch act. Malfunctions 13

Maritime Naval DIS Protocol - Capabilities Standardized protocols for linking simulators in real-time over large distances of different manufacturers / technologies DIS Flight Ground Research Driving e.t.c. 14

Maritime Naval DIS Protocol - Capabilities Standardized protocols for linking simulators in real-time over large distances of different manufacturers / technologies DIS Flight Ground Research Driving e.t.c. DIS - Distributed Interactive Simulation: according IEEE 1278 packet-oriented binary data exchange via UDP (multicast or broadcast) and TCP fast data exchange rate (real-time). 15

Maritime Flight Research DIS e.t.c. Naval Ground Driving DIS Protocol - Key Benefits International standard protocol for simulation networks (IEEE 1278) Open standard with no license costs Very simple infrastructural requirements Wide range of proven tools for maintenance, support and analysis Easy to implement (if not available already) Supported by a variety of COTS tools Simulator vendors do not need to open up their proprietary software towards others Proven in MONALISA 2.0 project 16

Technical Architecture (MONALISA) Simulator 1 Simulator 2... Simulator n STCC (Shore Traffic Control Centre) VPN Router VPN Router VPN Router VPN Router Internet Storage and Comms server (i.e. SharePoint and TeamSpeak) Simulation Control VPN Router Simulator 3 Secured and encrypted network for: - MONALISA targets & routes data - Simulation data (ground truth) - Voice comms - Simulation management 18

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